ISBN10: 0810883058, ISBN13: 9780810883055, [publisher: Scarecrow Press] Hardcover In
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Scarecrow Press 2012 Hard cover New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 286 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white, Printed music items.

Scarecrow Press 2012 Hard cover New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 286 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white, Printed music items.

Hardback. New. This book serves as an aid to anyone seeking to perform and gain a deeper understanding of this multi-layered opera, which so trenchantly asks what it means to be human, to love, and to be loved in return. ISBN 0810883058 9780810883055 [GB]

Scarecrow Press, Date: 2012-11-02. Hardcover. New. 2012. Scarecrow Press ISBN 0810883058 9780810883055 [US]

Scarecrow Pr, Date: 2012. Hardcover. New. 286 pages. 9.00x1.10x6.20 inches. 2012. Scarecrow Pr ISBN 0810883058 9780810883055 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0810883058, ISBN13: 9780810883055, [publisher: Scarecrow Press] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Known worldwide as a composer of symphonies and chamber music, Czech composer Antonín Dvorák declared toward the end of his life that his main love was writing operas. Written in 1900 at the height of Dvorák's creative powers, his fairy tale opera Rusalka is a masterpiece firmly established in the international repertory-from 2010 to 2012 alone, over 200 performances of 27 productions of the opera played in 21 European cities alone! Worldwide, music schools and summer programs have mounted the work, as well, reflecting not only the power of Dvorák's music but the lyricism and depth of Jaroslav Kvapil's Czech libretto, one of the greatest of all opera libretti, regardless of language. This book serves as an aid to anyone seeking to perform and gain a deeper understanding of this multi-layered opera, which so trenchantly asks what it means to be human, to love, and to be loved in return.In the first part, Czech music scholar Timothy Cheek offers a thorough review of Czech lyric diction and inflection, describes the characters and their vocal requirements, and supplies a synopsis of the plot, an elucidation of the layers of meaning in Kvapil's libretto, a section on musical style and dance elements, and a fascinating explanation of why such a remarkable work took so long to be embraced by Western ...
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ISBN10: 0810883058, ISBN13: 9780810883055, [publisher: Scarecrow Press] Hardcover
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